I tell you this is a f*-ing joke. Just did some googling and it turns out everyone has the same problem. The instructions say to install the MB in the chassis before adding the heatsink (presumably because it takes so much f***ing force to get it on you risk breaking it) but there isn't enough clearance in the chassis for the heatsink clamps to protrude beneath it, so all you end up doing is applying pressure to the floor/table.
Its a heap of sh!t. I can't figure out what to do with it right now. Don't want to risk breaking the motherboard. :-/
Update - panic off, decided to take a lunch break and have a think, lateral thinking kicked in, built a rig out of four "teach yourself" language pack boxes (they're the same size) and a piece of cardboard, to support the motherboard while I apply pressure to the clamps (without something blocking them). Worked like a charm - it didn't need half the force I was trying to apply. On to the next challenge ... the wonder of humanity - the ability to create tools!!
Its a heap of sh!t. I can't figure out what to do with it right now. Don't want to risk breaking the motherboard. :-/
Update - panic off, decided to take a lunch break and have a think, lateral thinking kicked in, built a rig out of four "teach yourself" language pack boxes (they're the same size) and a piece of cardboard, to support the motherboard while I apply pressure to the clamps (without something blocking them). Worked like a charm - it didn't need half the force I was trying to apply. On to the next challenge ... the wonder of humanity - the ability to create tools!!
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